By Molly Beauchemin
on August 8, 2014 at 5:26 p.m. EDT

Photo by Nicole Nodland

Lana Del Rey has postponed her first-ever concert in Israel due to tensions in the Gaza strip, Billboard reports. Del Rey was originally scheduled to perform at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds on Wednesday, Aug. 20. According to the Jeruselum Post, tickets for the event will be honored at a future performance that hasn't yet been scheduled.

By Jeremy Gordon
on July 25, 2014 at 10:33 a.m. EDT

What's a rapper do to after getting to the top of the music industry? Turn his gaze to the world of sports, of course. Following in the footsteps of Jay Z, Lil Wayne is set to launch a sports management company, according to TMZ. As TMZ reports, Weezy's first client will be none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, the immaculately chiseled Portuguese soccer player.

By Evan Minsker
on July 14, 2014 at 7:19 p.m. EDT

Often, when you pre-order a record from iTunes or other online retailers, you receive "instant gratification" downloads of early singles. Spoon's Britt Daniel had a valid question: Why couldn't they offer the same purchase incentives to customers who pre-ordered vinyl from independent record stores? They've come up with an interesting solution to that problem.

By Jeremy Gordon
on June 12, 2014 at 10:38 a.m. EDT

Well, that was fast. Yesterday, we reported that Amazon was getting ready to launch a music streaming service along the likes of Spotify, Beats, and Google. Today, the company announced Prime Music, a streaming service that offers over a million songs to Amazon users with a Prime account.

By Jenn Pelly
on June 11, 2014 at 4:08 p.m. EDT

Joining the likes of Spotify, Google, and Beats, Amazon is said to be launching its own streaming service, possibly this week, according to The New York Times. The service will apparently be reserved for those who subscribe to Amazon Prime, which costs $99 per year and has about 20 million subscribers. Prime offers free shipping and streams of films and television shows, and eBooks.

By Evan Minsker
on June 2, 2014 at 11:17 p.m. EDT

If you've ever caught yourself sitting around and thinking, "You know, I'd really like to be the Smiths' and Morrissey's music publisher," your time is now. True to You has reported that Morrissey and the Smiths' 30-year publishing term with Warner-Chappell Music has come to a close, and they're currently accepting offers from publishing companies.

By Jeremy Gordon
on June 2, 2014 at 10:15 a.m. EDT

Way back in 2009, the three founders of BitTorrent search site The Pirate Bay, along with a businessman who sold services to the site, were given jail sentences for breaching copyright laws. Two of the sentences were completed, but founders Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij became fugitives.